indefinitely
/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a manner that is not definite.
adv
Example Sentences
- "an indefinitely determined fossil"
- "It was a dark, horsehairy place with a sort of abandon-hope atmosphere that seemed suitable for people that had no money, and who were going indefinitely into pawn."
- "For it would surely improve the domestic standing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an unbudgeable hawk, and thereby indefinitely delay peace on that Middle Eastern front."
- "One argument is that "the virus has changed everything" and that people will work from home and travel much less, easing capacity pressures. But there is a counter argument whereby we may all discover that, longer-term, many jobs cannot after all be effectively carried out from home indefinitely."
- "Even assuming, however, that for economic reasons capitalism cannot last indefinitely, it would still not follow that it must be replaced by Marxian socialism."
Etymology
Etymology tree English indefinite Middle English -ly English -ly English indefinitely From indefinite + -ly.